Kristine Riis
dark-hared white woman sitting, wearing headset microphone, facing right of camera
Riis in 2018
Born (1982-08-03) 3 August 1982
Norway
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Known forNorsemen
PartnerJon Niklas Rønning (2017–2019)

Kristine Riis (born 3 August 1982) is a Norwegian actress and comedian. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the Netflix series Norsemen.[1]

Career

Together with Live Nelvik and Siri Kristiansen, Riis hosted the show Drillpikene on NRK P3 from 2007 until 2009.[2] She was also a guest host on the SNL-like show Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen[3] and played the role of Benedicte in the series Nissene over skog og hei. In 2012, she joined the cast of Løvebakken. She became a permanent member of the series Underholdningsavdelingen on NRK1 in the spring of 2015.

In 2016, Riis was cast in the role of Liv, an opportunistic former slave who becomes the soon-to-be chieftain's wife, in the Netflix series Norsemen, a parody of Viking life and customs.[4] She remained in the role for the duration of the show's three seasons, until March 2020.

From 2017 until 2018, Riis hosted the talk show Lørdagsrådet, which had previously been hosted by Siri Kristiansen (2010–17) and is currently presented by Live Nelvik.[5]

Personal life

In 2017, Riis confirmed that she was dating comedian Jon Niklas Rønning.[6] In May 2019, Riis gave birth to their child, a boy whom they have named Charlie Riis Rønning.[7] The relationship ended in the autumn of 2019.[8]

Selected filmography

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2007–09 Drillpikene Herself
2011 Nissene over skog og hei Benedicte 24 episodes
2012/2016 Nytt på nytt Herself 2 episodes
2015–16 Underholdningsavdelingen Herself/various 20 episodes
2016–2020 Norsemen Liv 18 episodes
2017–18 Lørdagsrådet Herself

References

  1. ↑ "Norsemen (Vikingane): It'll Pillage Your Funny Bone – Netflix Review". jokeronthesofa.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Slutt for Drillpikene" [The End of the Drill Girls]. nrkp3.no (in Norwegian). 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "NRK-fjes erstatter Henriette Steenstrup" [NRK face replaces Henriette Steenstrup]. p4.no (in Norwegian). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bumbling Viking Parody Takes Netflix by Storm". sofn.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ingen kjendiser bør føle seg trygge" [No celebrity should feel safe]. seher.no (in Norwegian). 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Komikerduoen bekrefter at de er kjærester" [Comedy duo confirms that they are lovers]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fikk sitt første barn sammen" [Their first child together]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Johansen, Martine (23 September 2019). "Brudd for komikerparet". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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